The Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance is taking off with a new 24-7 service, but needs to raise more money than ever before.
With the new round-the-clock service, the charity will now need to raise an additional £1.5 million, taking the total required up to £4 million every year.
Currently, the air ambulance operates between the hours of 7am and 7pm, so it will now be ready for an additional 12 hours a day.
In preparation, the crew has been training more clinicians and pilots as well as learning how to fly with night vision goggles.
Over the last week, during a 24-hour trial, the air ambulance has responded to six incidents every night including two crashes and three cardiac arrests.
Doctor Cosmo Scurr has been working the night shifts recently and said that it was humbling to be a part of the service.
They have been training to fly at night.
He added: “Working towards providing a full 24/7 operation means that we are able to help so many more people who are suffering from serious illnesses and injuries.
“During this time, we’re able to ensure that these patients are able to receive the help that they so desperately need as quickly as possible.”
The charity estimates that it will now be able to treat an additional 400 patients every year.
The Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance has been on more than 20,500 missions since 1994.
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Over a tonne of food and essential items, as well as more than £16,000, have been donated to local food banks through a Lincolnshire Co-op campaign.
The donations came after Lincolnshire Co-op launched its food bank advent calendar campaign throughout December.
An estimated 1,350kg of food and essentials, the equivalent of around 3,213 meals, and £16,675 of store dividend and cash was donated to over 40 larders and food banks in Lincolnshire.
Customers could also donate store dividend as well as cash and items. | Photo: Lincolnshire Co-op
Customers were encouraged to donate one item each day during their shopping, dropping them in collection bins at local stores.
A full collection bin at the Queen Elizabeth Road store in Lincoln. | Photo: Lincolnshire Co-op
Each day a new item was suggested by Lincolnshire Co-op, ranging from tinned goods to cleaning products, providing an advent calendar format for the scheme.
Items were suggested for donations with campaign labels in stores. | Photo: Lincolnshire Co-op
Sam Turner, Community Manager at Lincolnshire Co-op said: “We’re so grateful to everyone who donated to our Food Bank Advent Calendar campaign.
“Thanks to the generosity of our shoppers, members, and colleagues, we’ve been able to support the important work of local food banks in our area and help feed families at Christmas and beyond.”
Boston United will have no games for two weeks, as the National League North and South divisions come to a temporary halt.
It comes after a review of feedback from all clubs in the sixth tier of English football, which will see football at that level paused for two weeks.
The move is effective immediately, meaning Boston United’s home fixture against Brackley Town has been postponed until further notice.
A board meeting with the National League decided to put a stop to football at that level, amid growing concerns of rising coronavirus cases and winter financial packages.
Clubs were informed that while government funding was still likely from January to March, it would be in the form of loans rather than grants should football continue to go ahead.
Boston United chairman David Newton. | Photo: Boston United FC
Boston United chairman David Newton issued a statement on Thursday outlining the club’s stance in relation to the season, saying that he supported the decision to suspend the season.
“Clubs were also asked to give their views on a potential four-to-six-week suspension of the competition.
“After lengthy discussions within the club, we confirmed that we would, on balance, support this.
“We are a football club so, of course, we want to be playing games, but our decision took into account a number of factors.
“We are somewhat uncomfortable playing when the pandemic is at its peak and a large part of the population are locked down.
“Despite the strict Covid protocols we have in place, there is always a risk to players, staff and their families, and that has to be paramount in decision-making.
“We would, of course, need to know the detail relating to any suspension – and planned restart – before offering our final support to the proposal.”
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